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# Geometry and the Imagination (AMS Chelsea Publishing)

**Brand:** david hilberts. cohn-vossen
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Visual imagination and enjoyment of mathematics
  

*by C***V on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2012*

The purpose of this book is very well described by the author in the preface.There Hilbert says "...In this book, it is our purpose to give a presentation of geometry, as it stands today, in its visual, intuitive aspects. With the aid of visual imagination we can illuminate the manifold facts and problems of geometry, and beyond this, it is possible in many cases to depict the geometric outline ot the methods of investigation and proof, without necessarily entering into the details connected with the strict definitions of concepts and with the actual calculations."A little further, he says "...This book was written to bring about a greater enjoyment of mathematics, by making it easier for the reader to penetrate to the essence of mathematics without having to weight himself down under a laborious course of studies."As a reader of this book, I can say that the key words are "visual imagination" and "enjoyment of mathematics".The purpose described by Hilbert is completely (and excellently) achieved.The book is a masterpiece, written by one of the masters of Mathematics.In an elegant and clear style, Hilbert explains the most beautiful geometrical concepts.When reading it, you feel as if Hilbert was sit down besides you, just talking about geometry to you, (maybe with the aid of a sheet of paper and a pencil), and you can grasp the genius of the Göttingen Professor.He does not use practically any formula or mathematical expression, however his prose is full of mathematical insights, geometrical facts, stimulating images and delicious "expository" proofs.All the chapters of the book are structured in a similar way: Hilbert exposes at the beginning the most elementary concepts of the subject, with plenty of "visual imagination" and mathematical ideas. Then, step by step, he goes further and deeper, connecting these ideas and images and generalizing them.The challenge for the reader is trying to follow Hilbert's thread of ideas until the end. It is not always easy but, after all, challenge is one of the ingredients of the "enjoyment of mathematics", isn't it?However, one thing is sure, you will enjoy the path, and when you get lost, you can read again the last paragraph and try to retake the thread of the exposition.I recommend this book very much. It is a joy to read, both for beginners and experienced mathematics.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Don't expect to find it "easy."
  

*by M***G on Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2006*

I agree that this book, co-authored by the co-greatest mathematician of the first quarter of the twentieth century, is a masterpiece to be treasured and kept in print, as other reviewers have stated.However: The Preface states: "This book was written to bring about a greater enjoyment of mathematics, by making it easier for the reader to penetrate to the essence of mathematics without having to weight himself down under a laborious course of studies."All I can say is that if you read this and find it "easy," then you have terrific mathematical talent! Yes, the drawings and the intuitive descriptions are helpful, but much of the book is so obscure that I have been told that one of the world's leading geometers is working on an annotated edition explaining what the authors were talking about. On topics which I had already studied elsewhere, I found the presentation illuminating.I still recommend this book.

### ⭐⭐ 2.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book, awful print quality
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016*

I have no complaints about the written content of this book. It is lovely. The print quality, however, is abysmal.It’s apparently a printed-on-demand copy, perhaps printed by Amazon directly, and the text is blurry throughout. The images are filled with gray splotches. I recently bought several Springer books which had the same problem, so it seems to be a trend across purchases of new math books from Amazon.I decided to return the book and pick up a 50-year-old used copy instead and there is a night-and-day quality difference. The old book has crisp text and lovely illustrations. It was also $20 cheaper.It is a shame that Amazon and/or the AMS is charging almost $50 for such a shoddy product, without anything on the product page to warn of the possibility of getting a print-on-demand book. Customers should watch out and be cautious about buying new hardcover technical books from Amazon.

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